#1  
Old 03-Nov-2009, 16:05
Newbie
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 11
Member Type: Student or Learner
Default Is this cloze test correct?

Hi,

Could somebody please help me with this cloze test, I think it has some errors.
I filled in the ones I was sure about and just left the ones I thought had errors.
At noon, just as I was leaving my friend's office, it suddenly came to my mind that I had no idea where I had parked my car. I could __1__ go up to a policeman and tell him that I had lost a small green car somewhere! I would simply have to look for it myself. I walked down street after street. I examined each car closely and was very much __2__ to see a small green car just behind an old car. But how __3__ I was to discover that though the car was exactly like my own, it belonged to someone else.


1- 1) hardly 2) kindly 3) merely 4) truly
2-
1) available 2) comfortable 3) miserable 4) responsible
3- 1) emotional 2) experienced 3) conscious 4) terrible

Thanks in advance.
  #2  
Old 03-Nov-2009, 16:08
bhaisahab's Avatar
Moderator
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 14,833
Home Country: England
Native Language: British English
Current Location: England
Member Type: English Teacher
Default Re: Is this cloze test correct?

Quote:
Originally Posted by zerobit View Post
Hi,

Could somebody please help me with this cloze test, I think it has some errors.
I filled in the ones I was sure about and just left the ones I thought had errors.
At noon, just as I was leaving my friend's office, it suddenly came to my mind that I had no idea where I had parked my car. I could __1__ go up to a policeman and tell him that I had lost a small green car somewhere! I would simply have to look for it myself. I walked down street after street. I examined each car closely and was very much __2__ to see a small green car just behind an old car. But how __3__ I was to discover that though the car was exactly like my own, it belonged to someone else.


1- 1) hardly 2) kindly 3) merely 4) truly
2-
1) available 2) comfortable 3) miserable 4) responsible
3- 1) emotional 2) experienced 3) conscious 4) terrible

Thanks in advance.
None of the options for 2 are correct.
  #3  
Old 03-Nov-2009, 17:29
Newbie
Threadstarter  
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 11
Member Type: Student or Learner
Default Re: Is this cloze test correct?

The answer given for 2 is "comfortable". It doesn't fit in at all, does it?

How about 3? The answer given for that is "terrible". What do you think about that?
  #4  
Old 03-Nov-2009, 18:58
bhaisahab's Avatar
Moderator
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 14,833
Home Country: England
Native Language: British English
Current Location: England
Member Type: English Teacher
Default Re: Is this cloze test correct?

Quote:
Originally Posted by zerobit View Post
The answer given for 2 is "comfortable". It doesn't fit in at all, does it?

How about 3? The answer given for that is "terrible". What do you think about that?
That's not good either.
  #5  
Old 03-Nov-2009, 19:10
konungursvia's Avatar
Key Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 3,948
Home Country: Canada
Native Language: English
Current Location: Canada
Member Type: Academic
Default Re: Is this cloze test correct?

Perhaps the person who wrote the erroneous test was thinking of the word "comforted." It's not a great fit, but it works. The third should be "disappointed."
  #6  
Old 03-Nov-2009, 20:28
Newbie
Threadstarter  
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 11
Member Type: Student or Learner
Default Re: Is this cloze test correct?

The answer of 1 is "hardly", I think it's correct but somehow the sentence just doesn't seem right to me.

Has the word been used correctly?
  #7  
Old 04-Nov-2009, 00:30
Raymott's Avatar
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 13,993
Home Country: Australia
Native Language: English
Current Location: Australia
Member Type: Academic
Default Re: Is this cloze test correct?

Quote:
Originally Posted by zerobit View Post
The answer of 1 is "hardly", I think it's correct but somehow the sentence just doesn't seem right to me.

Has the word been used correctly?
Yes. That's how it's used.
  #8  
Old 04-Nov-2009, 02:58
Newbie
Threadstarter  
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 11
Member Type: Student or Learner
Default Re: Is this cloze test correct?

Ok then thats all

Thanks for the help guys
Closed Thread

Bookmarks


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Correct mistakes in passage Wai_Wai Editing & Writing Topics 2 27-Mar-2008 07:27
Is it correct or not? Unregistered Ask a Teacher 1 11-Jan-2008 20:03
Please help correct any grammatical errors. rome Ask a Teacher 4 25-May-2006 04:14
Please correct this test for me malagelson Ask a Teacher 1 17-Feb-2006 05:37
Please correct esophea Ask a Teacher 1 21-Jan-2006 05:16


All times are GMT. The time now is 17:32.



Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.